Dundee pubs and shops get uplift from V&A ‘ripple effect’
Businesses near Dundee’s V&A are starting to feel a “ripple effect” from the buzz around the new museum.
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Locals put up posters in bid to stop revellers using Dundee close as a toilet
Posters have been put up at a block of flats in a bid to stop revellers urinating in the stairwell on the way back from nightspots.
Dundee store manager says racist thug ‘claimed he was going to stab my family, while calling me a black *******’
A shopkeeper has relived the dramatic moment he tackled a drugged-up thief who was racially abusing him.
Dundee councillor warns landlords and tenants over fly-tipping at city skip
A Maryfield councillor has issued a warning to landlords and agents following claims of fly-tipping at an overflowing skip near the city centre.
Bin lorry firm opens investigation after ‘big metallic crash’ in Dundee city centre
A private rubbish collection firm is to open an investigation after a bin lorry backed into a lamppost in Dundee city centre.
‘It was like a Hitchcock film’: Horror as gulls mug OAP for her tuna sandwich near Overgate
A pensioner has spoken of her horror after she was “mugged” by a flock of gulls in the city centre.
Dundee council forks out £183k to spruce up former restaurant close to Waterfront
A dilapidated former restaurant is undergoing an extensive publicly-funded refurbishment, with the hunt now on for a new tenant.
REVEALED: Dundee’s most violent street
Three streets which host a number of city centre pubs and clubs can today be revealed as Dundee’s most violent.
Carphone Warehouse closes Dundee store
The Murraygate has been dealt a fresh blow after Carphone Warehouse closed its doors after a 20-year stay.
Drivers see red as blunder leaves Dundee city centre traffic lights blocked
Dundee city centre motorists were left seeing red – and nothing else – after construction work blocked off traffic lights at the Seagate.
Dundee city centre shopper left terrified as gull ‘the size of a dog’ lands on her arm and steals burger
A wheelchair user has spoken of her horror after a gull the “size of a small dog” stole her burger.
New owners of derelict Dundee theatre revealed
The new owner of Dundee’s last remaining large touring theatre can be revealed as a property investment firm from Glasgow.
Gull horror as pack of six birds attack woman over bagel in Dundee city centre
A woman has described the “terrifying” moment a colony of gulls attacked her outside a Dundee shopping centre and stole her bagel.
Man arrested after van crashes into Dundee city centre bookies
A man has been arrested after a van crashed into a Dundee city centre betting shop.
Dundee pub boss forged signature of staff member to get new licence
A city centre pub has escaped punishment for the time being after police shared concerns over several incidents at the venue in a short space of time.
Dundee Civic Trust adds to objections over Greenmarket multiplex cinema plan
Dundee Civic Trust has voiced “serious concerns” about the cinema complex that has been proposed for a barren city centre brownfield site.
TJ Hughes returns to the Wellgate seven years after leaving
A well-known department store chain has announced it will be returning to the Wellgate.
VIDEO: Look inside the new £1m fitness complex in the Wellgate as opening date revealed
A million-pound fitness complex is set to open inside the Wellgate Centre in two months’ time.
Iconic Dundee sweetie shop to close after four decades
A Dundee sweet shop is set to close its doors for the final time later this month after almost four decades in business.
VIDEO: Firefighters bash in door of WRONG Dundee address after 999 call
Firefighters bashed in a lawyer’s door when they attended a 999 call after the caller gave emergency crews the wrong address.